Inbetweeners’ star James Buckley ‘considering never leaving the house again’ as he struggles with fame

James Buckley has revealed he is ‘really, really struggling’ with fame, to the point where he is considering ‘never leaving the house again’.

The Inbetweeners star – who played compulsive liar Jay Cartwright in the E4 sitcom – admitted that being in the spotlight has left him feeling ‘anxious’ and ‘uncomfortable’, particularly after the backlash he experienced during the TV show’s reunion episode in January.

James also appealed to fans to speak to him rather than take secret pictures when he is out and about, adding: ‘Having people take secret pictures of me, it just fries my brain.

‘I’m just a bloke – just come talk to me. I’d love to talk to you.’

James’ comments come after he suggested he came ‘across as a complete moron’ during an appearance on the much-hyped reunion show, with fans criticising him for not keeping up with the show’s host Jimmy Carr.

‘It became a thing that wasn’t a celebration of this good thing I did in my life, it was me being taken the p**s out of for hours on end,’ he previously said.

‘I didn’t have the personality or the intelligence to cope with it, especially when you’re up against someone like Jimmy Carr, who’s super quick and super funny, he added.

So I come across as a complete moron through the whole thing and also there was a bit where I got stuck.

‘There would be a couple of times where I would say something and Jimmy would go, “still bulls****ng.” I got caught where I was acting up as Jay because there was an audience there of Inbetweeners’ fans and I got caught in this spot between Jay and myself where myself I was going, “you’re acting like a f***ing idiot, you’re being a moron, you’re being a d***”.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for James for comment.